A modest proposal - stimulus
Ran into this at the
St. Petersburg Times, Sunday February eighth edition:
Fixes for the economic fix we're in
We asked for your ideas to fix the economy. You sent back far more than we could print. Some of you were serious. Some of you were kidding (we think). As Congress sends President Obama a stimulus package nearing $1-trillion, you have plans of your own: Raise taxes! Slash taxes! Make China pay! Make athletes pay! Invest in bullet trains, nuclear reactors and missions to space! Or, marijuana could save us. See what you think.Put America first
Patriotic retirement: There are about 40 million people over 50 in the work force � pay them $1 million apiece severance with stipulations. They leave their jobs. Forty million job openings � unemployment fixed. They buy new American cars. Forty million cars ordered � auto industry fixed. They either buy a house or pay off their mortgage � housing crisis fixed.
David Otterson, Largo
David Otterson for president in 2012. Seriously...
Posted by DaveH at March 24, 2009 12:40 PM